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Kent & East Sussex Rly - Branch Line Weekend 20th & 21st March

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  1. Seagull

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    Kent & East Sussex Railway
    Branch Line Weekend
    20th and 21st March 2010

    3 locomotives in service that operated on the line prior to preservation, Terriers No 3 Bodiam, 32678 and P Class 753

    The return to service after overhaul of No 14 Charwelton

    BR era demonstration freight

    Pre Grouping era demonstration freight

    Engine swaps at Bodiam

    Click below to download the Branch Line Weekend timetable
    http://kesr-operating.org.uk/Branchline 2010 public timetable.pdf
     
    Seagull, Mar 16, 2010
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    Sounds great, I will be there Saturday. Does anyone know which way which engines are facing? Thanks.
     
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    No 3 Bodiam and P Class 753 are facing towards Bodiam, 32678 and 14 Charwelton are facing Tenterden. No 3 Bodiam will get turned back the other way at some point so make the most of the chance to photograph her this way round! Th 03 faces towards Bodiam. This weekend should be a really good re-creation of the K&ESR as it would have been before preservation, we're very lucky to have so many of the original locos preserved on the line so we can do this. It's not often we get the chance to run them all on the same day so make the most of it!
     
    Seagull, Mar 18, 2010
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    I shall! Thanks for the info, I like to try and travel behind the locos when they run backwards and be somewhere to take photos of them when they run forwards! Lets hope for nice weather now!
     
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    Very grey and mildly moist down in Kent today. Attached a couple of shots from the Kentish gloom.

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    That's a very good pic of Henry driving the terrier. I dare say he'd like a copy!!!!
     
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    alts1985, Apr 23, 2010
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    That's a nice bit of film, thanks for sharing it. I hope you're coming to our gala next week to film that too!
     
    Seagull, Apr 24, 2010
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    Your welcome! I have only just started taking videos, I am more a photo person really! I am, I will be there next Sunday with camera and camcorder, looking forward to it, looks a great gala.
     
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